(Game # 12) Montana Continues Big Sky Play/ Hosts PSU ...

` 2012-13 GRIZ HOOPS

(Game # 12) Montana Continues Big Sky Play/ Hosts PSU Vikings Saturday, Jan. 5

THE GAME: The University of Montana Grizzlies (7-4/3-0 BSC) continue their Big Sky Conference slate, hosting the Portland State Vikings (3-7/1-2) on Saturday, Jan. 5, with tip-off at 7:05 p.m. in UM's Dahlberg Arena (7,321).

RADIO/STREAMING/TV: The "Voice of the Griz" Mick Holien, a 12-time "Montana Broadcaster of the Year" pick, calls the play-by-play on Missoula's KGVO Radio (1290 AM and 101.5 FM) for his 20th season in a row. Color radio commentary is provided by Greg Sundberg. Audio Streaming is available at UM's official site at , while video streaming is on . The game will not be on TV. (Griz Radio Network on add 4).

GRIZZLIES' LAST GAME: At Montana 81, EWU Eagles 66: Guard Jordan Gregory and forward Spencer Coleman combined for 32 points to lead the Griz as they remained unbeaten (3-0) in early league play. Jordan scored a career-high 17 points, while Coleman tallied a career-best 15. Senior forward Mathias Ward was also in double figures with 12 points, but he saw limited playing time (16 minutes) due to foul trouble.

Both UM and EWU went to the line a lot, and they were both very efficient from there, as the Griz made 28-of-34 (82.4%) charity shots, and the Eagles made 20-of-24 (83.3%). The Griz out-rebounded the Eagles 31-28, including 21-11 in the second half. Montana had just 5 turnovers (EWU had 11) in the game.

GRIZ RANKED IN 3-POINT% & FT%: The Grizzlies are ranked 7th in the nation in free throw percentage at 76.7%, while Lehigh is the leader at 80.5%. Montana is ranked 10th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage at 41.0%. The leader is also Lehigh in that category at 44.8%.

SERIES/LAST YEAR: The Griz lead the series 29-20 and Montana is 19-5 in Missoula. Last year: at UM 75, PSU 64 and UM 69 at PSU 67. (Last season's UM-PSU box scores are included in this weekly release).

CHERRY 4TH ON BSC STEALS LIST: Cherry has 231 career steals, which ranks him fourth in Big Sky history. He needs 53 more to pass all-time leader DaShawn Freeman of Sac State, who had 283 steals from 2002-06. (See page 3 for more of Cherry's stats).

MONTANA GRIZZLIES (7-4/3-0)

PPG RPG MISC.

F-G-32-Kareem Jamar, 6-5, 210, Jr., 2V

13.5 6.1

7/4 vs. EWU

F-40-Mathias Ward, 6-7, 228, Sr., 3V

14.5 3.7

53.7 FG%

C-45-Eric Hutchison, 6-9, 230, Jr., 2V

2.6

2.0

1/1 vs. EWU

G-5-Will Cherry, 6-1, 188, Sr., 3V

8.0

3.0

2.0 stl pg

G-10-Jordan Gregory, 6-2, 188, So., 1V

9.3

3.7

17 pts vs EWU

6-20-Keron DeShields, G, 6-2, 182, So., 1V 8.7

2.5

4th leading scorer

6-24-Spencer Coleman, F, 6-6 1/2, 198, Jr., JC 6.2

3.1

15/5 vs. EWU

6-33-Mike Weisner, F, 6-7, 195, So., 1V

6.8

2.0

56.7 3PTFG%

6-41-Andy Martin, C, 7-0, 223, Fr., HS

1.8

1.3

1.0 blk, pg

Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle (123-75/69-30 Big Sky, 7th season at Montana)

Coach Tinkle vs. PSU: "Tinks" is 8-4 against PSU and has won seven straight.

PSU VIKINGS (3-7/1-2)

PPG

F-21-Aaron Moore, 6-8, 210, Jr., JC

10.1

F-30-Renado Parker, 6-5, 245, Sr., 1V

11.8

G-1-Lateef McMullan, 5-11, 170, Sr., 1V

10.7

G-3-Dre Winston Jr., 6-1, 170, So., TR/RS 9.4

G-4-Michael Harthun, 6-3, 185, Sr., 1V

10.6

6-14-Gary Winston, G, 6-0, 195, So. 1V

5.7

Head Coach: Tyler Geving, 47-57, 4th year at PSU

RPG 6.9 4.5 2.6 2.7 2.2 1.2

MISC. 17/12 at MSU 76.5 FT% 17 pts. at MSU 1.4 stl pg 22x28 FTs Has 1 start

GRIZZLY SPORTS INFORMATION Dave Guffey, Assistant AD, Media Relations

32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT 59812 (406) 243-5402 (w) & 406-370-9435 (c)

email: guffeydb@mso.umt.edu UM's offcial web site: Live stats & Streaming:

MONTANA 2012-13 GRIZZLY SCHEDULE/RESULTS (7-4/3-0 BSC)

Date

Opponent

Time (Mtn.)

Nov. 1 Lewis-Clark State (Ex.)

W, 86-68

Nov. 9 at Colorado State

L, 72-65

Nov. 14 Minot State

W, 82-53

Nov. 17 at Idaho

W, 66-63

Nov. 24 Univ. of San Diego

W, 67-66

Nov. 28 at BYU

L, 85-60

Nov. 30 at U of San Francisco

L. 78-68

Dec. 8 Carroll College

W, 78-58

Dec. 15 South Dakota State

L, 68-67 (2 OT)

Dec. 19 at Northern Arizona*

W, 62-56

Dec. 21 at Sacramento State*

W, 61-60

Jan. 3 Eastern Washington*

W, 81-66

Jan. 5 Portland State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 10 at North Dakota*

6:05 pm

Jan. 12 at Northern Colorado*

7:05 pm

Jan. 17 Southern Utah*

7:05 pm

Jan. 19 ^Montana State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 24 Idaho State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 26 Weber State*

7:05 pm

Jan. 31 at Portland State*

8:35 pm

Feb. 2 at Eastern Washington*

7:05 pm

Feb. 7 Northern Colorado*

7:05 pm

Feb. 9 North Dakota*

7:05 pm

Feb. 14 at Weber State*

7:05 pm

Feb. 16 at Idaho State*

7:05 pm

Feb. 23 at BracketBusters

TBA

Mar. 2 at ^Montana State*

7:05 pm

Mar. 4 at Southern Utah*

7:05 pm

Mar. 7 Sacramento State*

7:05 pm

Mar. 9 Northern Arizona*

7:05 pm

Mar. 14-16 Big Sky Tournament

TBA

(hosted by regular-season champion)

* =Big Sky Conference game ^ =Televised by Max Media

MONTANA QUICK FACTS Enrollment.......................................................15,642 Location.....................................................Missoula School Founded..................................Feb. 17, 1893 President..................................Dr. Royce Engstrom Athletic Director..................................Kent Haslam Nickname...............................................Grizzlies/Griz Colors..............................................Maroon & Silver Head Coach.............Wayne Tinkle (Montana, 2005) Tinkle Record....123-75/69-30 BSC (7th year) Arena/Phone..Dahlberg (7,322/406-243-4281) Conference........................Big Sky (Inaugural, 1963) 2011-12 Record.............................25-7/15-1 (1st BSC) First year of Basketball...................................1901-02 All-Time BB Record..................1,267-1,148-1 All-time Big Sky Record...........407-291 (.582) Big Sky Tournament titles............................8 NCAA berths................................................9 Last NCAA..... 2012, 73-49 loss to Wisconsin

Griz Basketball Notes -- Page 2

MONTANA HEAD COACH WAYNE TINKLE

(123-75, Seventh Season at Montana)

Head coach Wayne Tinkle

TINKLE FOURTH IN CAREER WINS AT MONTANA

Rk. Coach

W L

1. Jiggs Dahlberg 221 221

2. Mike Montgomery 154 76

3. Blaine Taylor

142 65

4. Wayne Tinkle 123 75

COACH TINKLE YEAR-BY-YEAR

Season O-all:W-L Sky: W-L (Finish)

2006-07 17-15

10-6 (3rd)

2007-08 14-16

8-8 (T, 4th)

2008-09 17-12

11-5 (T, 2nd)

2009-10 22-10

10-6 (T, 3rd)$

2010-11 21-11

12-4 (2nd)

2011-12 25-7

15-1 First)$

2012-13 7-4

3-0

TOTALS 123-75

69-30

$=Participated in NCAA Tournament

COACH TINKLE RADIO SHOW

The Wayne Tinkle Radio Show airs live from Paradise Falls every Tuesday, from 6:00-6:30 p.m. on KGVO Radio (1290 AM), with the Voice of the Grizzlies, Mick Holien serving as the host.

Wayne Tinkle is now in his seventh season as the head coach at The University of Montana in 2012-13. He has an overall record of 123-75 (.621). His 123 career victories are the fourth most in school history.

In 2011-12 he guided Montana to its second trip to the "Big Dance" in his tenure, as the 13th-seeded Grizzlies played the fourth-seeded and 14th-ranked (Associated Press) Wisconsin Badgers in a second round NCAA Tournament game in Albuquerque, N.M.

Tinkle's Griz teams have now won 20 or more games the past three years in a row, going 22-10, 21-11, and 25-7 last season. He is 69-30 (.697) in Big Sky games.

With its NCAA berth in 2012, Montana and Coach Tinkle have now advanced to postseason play a school-record three straight seasons. He is one of just three coaches in school history to win 20 or more games in three straight seasons.

Montana's 25 victories in the 2011-12 season are the third most in school history. He was recognized for the Grizzlies' success in 2012, as he was named the NABC Division I All-District 6 "Coach of the Year" by The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). He was also tabbed the Big Sky's "Coach of the Year." He's the fifth coach ever at Montana (since 1963) to be named the Big Sky's coach of the year.

Two seasons ago Tinkle guided Montana to a 21-11 record and a berth in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) Tournament. Three seasons ago, the Griz went 22-10, won the league's post-season tourney, and advanced to the NCAAs, losing 62-57 to New Mexico.

Coach Tinkle has now been to the NCAA tournament a total of five times ? two as the head man and three times as an assistant coach at Montana. His NCAA trips were in 2009-10 and 2011-12 as the head man against New Mexico and Wisconsin, respectively. He was also a member of three other UM NCAA tournament teams: 2001-02 against Oregon with head coach Don Holst; in 2004-05 vs. Washington; and in 2005-06 season (against Nevada and Boston College) with head man Larry Krystkowiak.

Tinkle, 46, was named the 26th head men's basketball coach in the summer of 2006. He served as an assistant coach at UM for the previous five seasons, working with Krystkowiak, Pat Kennedy (2002-04), and Holst.

He was a standout forward for the Griz from 1985-89 and a three-time All-Big Sky pick his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. He is ranked fourth in UM history in career rebounds with 836 and sixth in career points with 1,500. He was Montana's Carl Dragstedt Award (MVP) winner in 1988 and 1989. He led the team in rebounding in 1987 (8.9 average), 1988 (8.4 average), and 1989 (8.7 avg.), and in scoring in 1988 (16.2 ppg) and 1989 (17.1 ppg).

He played in the pro ranks for 12 seasons (1990 to 2001). In his professional career he played in the CBA, as well as in Sweden, Spain, Italy and Greece. He played his final four seasons in Spain from 1995-99, where he was ranked among the league's top scorers and rebounders.

Wayne was born in Milwaukee, Wis., and is the youngest of 11 children (seven girls and four boys). He is a 1984 graduate of Ferris High School in Spokane, Wash. He received his degree in health and human performance from UM in 2005.

He is married to former Lady Griz basketball star Lisa McLeod, who was inducted into the Grizzly Sports Hall of Fame in 2011. Wayne and Lisa have three children: daughters Joslyn and Elleson, and son Tres. Joslyn is a senior starter at Stanford, while Elle plays hoops at Gonzaga.

2012-13 MONTANA GRIZZLY NUMERICAL ROSTER

PLAYER

POS. HT. WT. YR. EXP. HOMETOWN (PREV. SCHOOL)

1-Morgan Young

G

6-0

1750 Fr.

RS

Lustre, Mont. (Lusre Christian HS)

2-Kevin Henderson

G-F 6-5

208

So.

1V

Auburn, Wash. (Auburn HS)

5-Will Cherry

G

6-1

181

Sr.

3V

West Oakland, Calif. (McClymonds HS)

10-Jordan Gregory

G

6-2

188

So.

1V

Pueblo, Colo. (Pueblo East HS)

12-Jake Wiley

F

6-7

204

Fr.

HS

Newport, Wash. (Newport HS)

15-Nick Emerson

F

6-5

206

Fr.

RS

Columbia Falls, Mont. (Columbia Falls HS)

20-Keron DeShields

G

6-2

182

So.

1V

Baltimore, MD (Vermont Academy)

24-Spencer Coleman

F

6-6 1/2 198

Jr.

JC

Eugene, Ore. (Eastern Arizona College)

32-Kareem Jamar

G-F 6-5

210

Jr.

2V

Los Angeles, Calif. (Westchester HS)

33-Mike Weisner

F

6-7

195

So.

1V

Walla Walla, Wash. (Walla Walla HS)

40-Mathias Ward

F

6-7

228

Sr.

3V

Gig Harbor, Wash. (Gig Harbor HS)

41-Andy Martin

C

7-0

223

Fr.

HS

Casper, Wyo. ((Natrona County HS)

45-Eric Hutchison

C

6-9

230 So.

1V

Longview, Wash.(Mark Morris HS)

Head Coach: Wayne Tinkle

Assistant Coaches: Freddie Owens, Jono Metzger-Jones, Kerry Rupp

WILL CHERRY IN THE RECORD BOOKS

MONTANA CAREER STEALS LEADER

Rank-Player 1. Will Cherry 2. J.R. Camel

STEALS 231 215

SEASONS 2010-present 1995-98

13TH AT MONTANA IN CAREER POINTS

Rank-Player 1. Larry Krystkowiak, F 11. Lou Rocheleau, F 12. Daren Engellant, C 13. Will Cherry, G 14. Charles Davis, G

POINTS 2,017 1,235 1,224 1,223 1,214

SEASONS 1983-86 1946-49 1989-92 2010-present 1947-53

4TH IN THE BIG SKY IN CAREER STEALS

Rank-Player, School 1. DaShawn Freeman, Sac State 2. Kevin Soares, Nevada 3. Tom DeBerry, N. Arizona 4. Will Cherry, Montana 5. Ronn McMahon, E. Washington

STEALS 283 255 247 231 225

SEASONS 2002-06 1988-92 1974-76 2010-present 1987-90

10th AT MONTANA IN CAREER ASSISTS

Rank-Player 1. Travis DeCuire 8. Doug Selvig 9. Tony Reed 10. Will Cherry 11. Matt Martin

ASSISTS 435 361 339 328 317

SEASONS 1991-94 1980-84 1985-89 2010-present 2005-08

9th IN BIG SKY IN CAREER STEALS PER GAME

Rank-Player, School 1. Tom DeBerry, N. Arizona 6. Nate Payne, N. Arizona 8. J.R. Camel, Montana 9. Will Cherry, Montana

STEAL AVG. 4.66 2.63 2.61 2.36

SEASONS 1974-76 1972-75 1995-98 2010-present

GRIZ 2012-13 BIG SKY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Nov. 26: Mathias Ward, Sr., F Dec. 24: Mathias Ward, Sr., F

Griz Basketball Notes -- Page 3

2012-13 BIG SKY PRESEASON POLLS Coaches Poll ((First Place Votes)

RK. TEAM 1. Montana (8) 2. Weber State (3) 3. Northern Colorado 4. North Dakota 5. Portland State 6. Eastern Washington 7. Sacramento State 8. Montana State 9. Idaho State 10. Southern Utah 11. Northern Arizona

PTS. 98 74 74 67 61 53 51 48 25 23 14

Media Poll (First Place Votes)

RK. TEAM

PTS.

1. Montana (24)

344

2. Weber State (8)

318

3. Eastern Washington

231

4. Northern Colorado

221

5. Portland State

218

6. North Dakota

173

7. Montana State

171

8. Sacramento State

166

9. Idaho State

106

10. Southern Utah

98

11. Northern Arizona

67

2011-12 BIG SKY FINAL STANDINGS

Big Sky All Games

W-L W-L Streak

Montana

15-1 25-7 L 1

Weber State

14-2 25-7 L 1

Portland State 10-6 17-15 L 1

E. Washington 8-8

15-17 L 1

Montana State 7-9

12-17 W 1

Idaho State

7-9

9-21 L 5

Sacramento St. 5-11 10-18 W 4

N. Colorado

5-10 9-19 L 1

N. Arizona

1-15 5-24 L 16

(2012-13 Big Sky Standings on add 7-7-7)

GRIZ CAREER GAMES PLAYED/ CAREER STARTS

Player Mathias Ward Will Cherry Kareem Jamar Eric Hutchsion Keron DeShields Mike Weisner Kevin Henderson Jordan Gregory Spencer Coleman Andy Martin Jake Wiley Nick Emerson Morgan Young

Games/Starts 105/42 98/86 70/61 51/16 37/6 33/0 31/2 29/8 11/4 10/2 8/0 4/0 4/0

Griz Basketball Notes -- Page 4

GRIZ RECORD WHEN...

Leading at halftime.............................................................................4-1 Trailing at halftime.............................................................................3-3 Tied at halftime..................................................................................0-0

Leading with 5 min. left in reg...........................................................5-2 Trailing with 5 min. left in reg..........................................................2-2 Tied with 5 min. left in reg...............................................................0-0

Leading with 1 min. left in reg...........................................................5-2 Trailing with 1 min. left in reg...........................................................2-2 Tied with 1 min. left in reg...............................................................0-0

Shooting better % than opp..............................................................6-2 Shooting worse % than opp.............................................................1-2 Shooting same % as opp...................................................................0-0

Outrebounding Opponent..................................................................4-0 Outrebounded by Opp......................................................................3-4 Even in rebounds...............................................................................0-0

Getting more assists than TOs.........................................................4-0 Getting more TOs than assists.........................................................3-3 Getting same # of TOs and assists...................................................0-1

Shooting 45% or Better......................................................................5-1 Shooting Under 45% .........................................................................2-3

Holding opp below 50% FGs.............................................................7-2 Allowing opp to shoot 50% or better.................................................0-2

Shooting more FTs than opp..............................................................6-1 Shooting fewer FTs than opp.............................................................1-3 Shooting same # of FTs as opp..........................................................0-0

Scoring 70 points or more....................................................................3-0 Scoring fewer than 70 points...............................................................4-4

Griz bench outscores opp's.................................................................5-3 Opp's bench outscores Griz................................................................1-1 Bench scoring the same........................................................................1-0

2012-13 Grizzly Basketball Radio Network

Anaconda/Deer Lodge: KQRV-FM 96.9 Billings: KYSX-FM 105.1 Butte: KQRV-FM 99.3 Great Falls: KXGF-AM 1400& 98.3 FM Helena: KCAP-AM 1340 Kalispell: KOFI-AM 1180 Missoula, KGVO-AM 1290 & 101.5 FM Polson: KERR-AM 750 Ronan: KERR-FM 93.9

MISC. GRIZ STATS:

Double-figure scoring games in 2012-13: Jamar: 8 Ward: 8 Gregory: 4 DeShields: 4 Weisner: 3 Cherry: 2 Coleman: 2

Career double-figure scoring games: Cherry: 62 Jamar: 44 Ward: 26 DeShields: 5 Gregory: 4 Weisner: 3 Coleman: 2

Career double-doubles: Jamar: 5 Cherry: 1

Double-figure rebs., 2012-13: Jamar: 1

Career double-figure reb. games: Jamar: 5 Cherry: 1

2012-13 double-doubles: Jamar: 1

20+-point games in 2012-13: Ward--2 Jamar: 1

30+-point career games: Cherry: 1

20+-point career games: Cherry: 16 Ward: 5 Jamar: 4

Griz Top *Scorers in 2012-113: Ward: 6 Jamar: 3 DeShields: 2 Gregory: 2 Cherry: 1

Griz Top *Rebs. in 2012-13: Jamar: 7 Ward: 3 Weisner: 1 Coleman: 1 Hutchison: 1 Henderson: 1 Gregory: 1

Griz Assist *Leaders in 2012-13: Jamar: 5 Gregory: 2 Cherry: 2 DeShields: 1 Henderson: 1

*Includes ties

Griz Basketball Notes -- Page 5

2012-13 Griz Game-by-Game Starters

Date-Opponent Nov. 9 at Colorado State Nov. 14 Minot State Nov. 17 at Idaho Nov. 24 Univ. of San Diego Nov. 28 at BYU Nov. 30 at U of San Francisco Dec. 8 Carroll College Dec. 15 South Dakota State Dec. 19 at Northern Arizona* Dec. 21 at Sacramento State* Jan. 3 Eastern Washington* Jan. 5 Portland State* Jan. 10 at North Dakota* Jan. 12 at Northern Colorado* Jan. 17 Southern Utah* Jan. 19 Montana State* Jan. 24 Idaho State* Jan. 26 Weber State* Jan. 31 at Portland State* Feb. 2 at Eastern Washington* Feb. 7 Northern Colorado* Feb. 9 North Dakota* Feb. 14 at Weber State* Feb. 16 at Idaho State* Feb. 23 at Bracket Buster Mar. 2 at Montana State* Mar. 4 at Southern Utah* Mar. 7 Sacramento State* Mar. 9 Northern Arizona*

Forward Jamar Coleman Jamar Jamar Henderson Coleman Henderson Coleman Jamar Jamar Jamar

Forward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward Ward

Center Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison Martin Martin Coleman (F) Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison Hutchison

Guard DeShields DeShields DeShields DeShields DeShields DeShields Gregory Gregory Gregory Gregory Gregory

Guard Gregory Jamar Gregory Gregory Jamar Jamar Jamar Jamar Cherry Cherry Cherry

W-L L, 72-65 W, 82-53 W, 66-63 W, 67-66 L, 85-60 L, 78-68 W, 78-58 L, 68-67 (2 OT) W, 62-56 W, 61-60 W, 81-66

*=Big Sky Conference game

2012-13 GRIZ IN BIG SKY TEAM RANKINGS (As of: 1/4/13)

Scoring Offense 1. Weber State......77.5 5. Griz................68.8

Scoring Defense 1. Weber State.......59.3 4. Griz.................65.9

Scoring Margin 1. Weber St......+18.2 3. Griz............+2.9

Free Throw Pct. 1. Griz.................767 2. Portland St........745

Field Goal Percentage 1. Weber State........506 3. Griz..................453

Field Goal Pct. Defense 1.Weber State......384 3. Griz...............414

3-Point FG Pct. 1. Weber St...........426 2. Montana.........410

3-Point FG Pct. Defense 1. Weber State.....253 6. Griz...............348

Rebounding Offense 1. S. Utah............38.4 9. Griz...............31.2

Rebounding Defense 1. Portland St......31.7 5. Griz...............35.5

Rebounding Margin 1. S. Utah.............+6.5 7. Griz...............--4.4

Blocked Shots 1. S. Utah.............5.6 6. Griz................3.5

Assists 1. Weber State.......15.7 5. Griz.................13.0

Steals 1. Montana State...9.0 11.Griz.................5.3

Turnover Margin 1. Montana State.....+4.9 6. Griz...................-0.3

Assist/TO Ratio 1. Weber St............1.3 2. (T) Griz............1.1

Offensive Rebounds 1. Montana State....12.4 11. Griz...................6.7

Defensive Rebounds 1. Weber State.....27.5 5. Griz...............24.5

3-Point FGs Made 1. E. Washington....9.3 2. Griz...................7.8

2012-13 GRIZ IN BIG SKY INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS (As of: 1/4/13)

Scoring 1. DeWayne Russell, NAU.....16.5 4. Mathias Ward, UM........ 14.7 8. Kareem Jamar, UM........13.5

Rebounding 1.Venky Jois, EWU.........9.2 7. K. Jamar, UM...........6.1

Field Goal Percentage 1. Frank Otis, WSU.............645 4. Mathias Ward, UM........537 13. K. Jamar, UM.............470

Assists 1. Justin Crosgile, EWU......5.5 3. Kareem Jamar, UM.....4.0 15. K. DeSheilds, UM......2.7

Free Throw Percentage 1. Dylan Garrity, Sac.............905 9. Mathias Ward, UM........791

Steals 1. Jamal Webb, UND........2.4 11 (T) J. Gregory, UM...1.2

3-Point FG Pct. 1. Mike Weisner, UM.........567 5. Jordan Gregory, UM.......436 9. K. DeSheilds, UM...........382 10. K. Jamar, UM................381

3-Point FGs Made 1. Justin Crosgile, EWU....3.0 8. (T) M. Weisner, UM.....1.5 8. (T) K. Jamar, UM.........1.5

Blocked Shots 1. Jayson Cheesman, SUU.......2.5 11. (T) Andy Martin, UM......1.0

Assist/TO Ratio 1. J. Richardson, WSU..........3.0 7. (T) K. Jamar, UM...........1.6

Minutes Played 1. Justin Crosgile, EWU.......36.0 6. Kareem Jamar, UM.......33.5

Griz Basketball Notes Page 6

Coach Wayne Tinkle Quotes:

ON PSU GAME: "They've got a lot of talent. They lost some key guys, but they replaced them with some talented players. (PSU head coach) Tyler (Gevin) has been around now for awhile and is a good, experienced coach. He's going to have them ready.

"They've played well over here. They haven't been able to get off the schneid much on this trip. They'll be motivated coming off a good start in league in which they beat (63-49) Idaho State and had a close loss (73-69, OT) to Weber. They have to be riding high and playing with confidence after playing Weber that tough, that they can come on this trip and beat the two Montana schools."

ON THE GRIZ BEING OFF FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS: "It's different. You always worry about getting their focus back. There's been a lot of stuff going on with the Christmas break and New Years day.

"We've got to keep them (the players) on edge, and that any rust we might have Thursday night (against EWU) we can shake off quickly and get right back into this thing.

"You know we didn't play great on the road trip (at NAU and Sac State), but it's a tough road trip travel-wise, and with no school going on and coming out of finals week, I thought our guys really answered the call.

"Again we had some adversity on that first league road trip, with Keron getting hurt and we responded. We had to play Will (Cherry) 35 minutes at NAU and 39 at Sac. The rest is also a good thing. We've been beat up this year more than any other; so we've been able to get some guys healthy.

"We're just worried about a little bit of a fog here maybe Thursday night. Hopefully our guys, like I said, will be able to squash that, and hopefully we'll have a good crowd, and get some energy going."

ON THE BIG SKY RACE: "Weber's got a ton of talent. You look at Southern Utah and nobody really knew much about them, and they just beat North Dakota and Northern Colorado. It's going to be an interesting first half. I think that the dust will settle, and then you know that the cream will rise to the top. We are still trying to jell as a team.

"We just have Will back for three games and (junior center Eric Hutchison) Hutch was out for a little while. We still need a little bit of time to put things together, but I like our guy's focus and their work ethic. We've just got to make sure that we stay on page and continue to improve as we continue our Big Sky slate."

PORTLAND STATE RESULTS TO DATE

(3-7/1/2)

11/9/12: at PSU 77, Pacific (OR) 58 11/12/12: at Oregon 80, PSU 69 11/21/12: at Portland 81, PSU 60 11/25/12 at Oklahoma St. 81, PSU 58 11/21/12: EWU 75 vs. USC Upstate 70 12/1/12:at Loyola-Marymount 66, PSU 56 12/12/12: Oregon State 79, at PSU 74 12/15/12: at PSU 85, George Fox 74 12/20/12: *at PSU 63, Idaho State 49 12/22/12: at *Weber State 73, at PSU 69 (OT) 1/3/13: at *Montana State 62, PSU 59 1/5/13: at *Montana

GRIZ-VIKINGS NEXT MEETING 1/31/13: *Montana @PSU

*Big Sky Conference game

Griz Basketball Notes Page 7

2012-13 BIG SKY CONFERENCE BASKETBALL STANDINGS

(through games of Jan. 4, 2013)

Team

BigSky: W-L-Pct.

Weber State

3-0-1.000

Montana

3-0-1.000

Southern Utah

2-0-1.000

Northern Arizona

2-1-.667

Sacramento State

1-2-.333

Montana State

1-2-.333

North Dakota

1-2-.333

Portland State

1-2-.333

Northern Colorado

1-2-.333

Eastern Washington 1-2-.333

Idaho State

0-3-.000

O-all: W-L-Pct. 8-3-.727 7-4-.636 4-7-.364 5-8-.385 6-5-.545 4-7-.364 4-8-.333 3-7-.300 3-8-.273 3-10-.231 1-11-.083

Streak W4 W3 W1 W1 L2 W2 W2 L2 L2 L1 L6

THIS WEEK'S BIG SKY SCHEDULE

Thursday, Jan. 3 ...................................................................... *at N. Arizona 57, Sacramento State 50 * at Weber State 79, Northern Colorado 54 *North Dakota 66, at Idaho State 53 *at Montana State 62, Portland State 59

Time/Score

Saturday, Jan. 5 ......................................................................... Time *Southern Utah at Northern Arizona (Big Sky TV) (Fox AZ) ... 3:05 *North Dakota at Weber State (Big Sky TV) .............................. 7:05 *Northern Colorado at Idaho State (Big Sky TV) .................... 7:05 *Portland State at Montana (Big Sky TV) ............................... 7:05 *E. Washington at Montana State (Big Sky TV) ..................... 7:05

GRIZ SIGN TWO PREPS TO EARLY NATIONAL LETTERS OF INTENT

Mario Dunn, Jr., 6-0, 170, PG, Salesian High School, Richmond, Calif. Dunn Highlights: --A starter for 34-2 Division IV state champion teams as a junior last year. (His team does not keep individual stats). --Rated a 3-star prospect by .

--Also the starting point guard for Oakland Soldiers AAU team -- the top ranked AAU squad in the nation last year.

Brandon Gfeller (JEE-feller), 6-4, 180, G, Colfax H.S. (Wash.). Gfeller Highlights: --Named Washington's Class "B" Player of the Year as a junior. --Averaged 18 points a game his junior season. --Prep team won his school's first state title since 1979. --Played for Pump N Run AAU team in Spokane.

2012-13 Montana Basketball University of Montana Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 03, 2013)

All games

RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

OVERALL 7-4 3-0 4-4

HOME 4-1 1-0 3-1

AWAY 3-2 2-0 1-2

NEUTRAL 0-1 0-0 0-1

Total

3-Point

F-Throw

Rebounds

## Player

gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg

40 WARD, Mathias

11-11 321 29.2 58-108 .537 9-24 .375 34-43 .791 13 28 41 3.7 32 3 10 17 1 3 159 14.5

32 JAMAR, Kareem

11-11 369 33.5 47-100 .470 16-42 .381 38-54 .704 11 56 67 6.1 24 1 44 28 11 9 148 13.5

10 GREGORY, Jordan 11-8 326 29.6 32-65 .492 17-39 .436 21-24 .875 1 39 40 3.6 22 0 23 10 2 13 102 9.3

20 DESHIELDS, Keron 10-6 253 25.3 28-78 .359 13-34 .382 18-22 .818 2 23 25 2.5 20 0 27 13 2 9 87 8.7

05 CHERRY, Will

4-3 120 30.0 8-29 .276 3-12 .250 13-17 .765 0 12 12 3.0 6 0 17 10 2 8 32 8.0

33 WEISNER, Mike

11-0 214 19.5 25-46 .543 17-30 .567 8-9 .889 2 20 22 2.0 23 0 6 16 3 4 75 6.8

24 COLEMAN, Spencer 11-4 219 19.9 24-58 .414 7-19 .368 13-15 .867 9 25 34 3.1 32 3 7 12 2 4 68 6.2

02 HENDERSON, Kevin 11-2 169 15.4 14-34 .412 4-10 .400 3-6 .500 6 22 28 2.5 17 1 5 9 0 7 35 3.2

45 HUTCHISON, Eric

8-8 114 14.3 9-21 .429 0-0 .000 3-8 .375 4 12 16 2.0 11 0 2 6 4 1 21 2.6

41 MARTIN, Andy

11-2 101 9.2 5-14 .357 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 8 6 14 1.3 13 1 2 5 11 0 20 1.8

12 WILEY, Jake

8-0 35 4.4 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 6 8 1.0 4 0 0 4 0 0 10 1.3

15 EMERSON, Nick

4-0 4 1.0 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

00 YOUNG, Morgan

4-0 5 1.3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Team

16 19 35

2

Total..........

11 2250

255-563 .453 86-210 .410 161-210 .767 74 269 343 31.2 205 9 143 132 38 58 757 68.8

Opponents......

11 2250

252-609 .414 62-178 .348 159-227 .700 132 259 391 35.5 187 - 131 127 27 60 725 65.9

TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game

UM 757 68.8 +2.9 255-563 . 4 5 3 86-210 . 4 1 0 7.8 161-210 . 7 6 7 14.6 343 31.2 -4.4 143 13.0 132 12.0 -0.5 1.1 58 5.3 38 3.5 15893 5-3179

-

OPP 725 65.9

252-609

. 4 1 4 62-178

. 3 4 8 5.6 159-227 . 7 0 0 14.5 391 35.5

131 11.9 127 11.5

1.0 60 5.5 27 2.5 22054 5-1935 1-12378

Score by Periods University of Montana Opponents

1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals 336 407 6 8 757 325 385 6 9 725

Date

11-09-12 11/14/12 11/17/12 11/24/12 11/28/12 11/30/12 12/8/12 12/15/12 * 12/19/12 * 12/21/12 * 1/3/13

Opponent

at Colorado State MINOT-M at Idaho UNIV. OF SAN DIEGO vs BYU at San Francisco Dons CARROLL COLLEGE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE at Northern Arizona at Sacramento State EASTERN WASHINGTON

* - Conference game

Score

L

65-72

W

82-53

W

66-63

W

67-66

L

60-85

L

68-78

W

78-58

Lo2 67-68

W

62-56

W

61-60

W

81-66

Att.

5833 2748 1254 3270 12378 1313 3198 3408 664 612 3269

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